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Matt Forte's time in Chicago might be over. Forte, drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 draft, is scheduled to become a free agent this offseason. Given that the team has two promising younger runners in Jeremy Langford and Ka'Deem Carey, the Bears might be willing to let the 30-year-old Forte walk.

 width=On Monday, when it came time to clean out his locker, Forte left behind one item: A shirt that shirt says "Workhorse." And really, that's not the worst way to describe his career in Chicago. Forte leads the league in yards from scrimmage since his rookie year in 2008, per the Chicago Tribune.

At the same time, that word might be the very reason why the Bears part ways with Forte. Over the years, Forte's carried the ball more than 2,000 times. Throw in nearly 500 catches, and he's hovering around 2,500 career touches. That kind of wear and tear often catches up to running backs, though Forte insisted that he's still capable of carrying the load.

Forte said via the Chicago Sun-Times quote- "Everybody's acting like it's a going-away party, like a funeral or something. No decisions have been made."

>>Colts Extend Pagano, Retain Grigson

 width=Colts coach Chuck Pagano said that he was going to "fight his ass off" to keep his coaching job and apparently, that's exactly what he did on Monday. The Colts have announced that Pagano has agreed to a four-year extension to stay with the team.

The Colts will also be retaining general manager Ryan Grigson. The team didn't formally announce an extension for Grigson, but Jim Irsay did confirm that he got one during Monday night's press conference.

The Colts owner said that Grigson's future would be "contractually tied" to Pagano and both men are now signed through 2019.

Pagano's fate was up in the air all day on Monday. The Colts coach met with owner Jim Irsay for several hours and it appeared that Irsay wanted to sleep on things after the meeting because at around 5 p.m. ET, the Colts announced that there would be no decision made on Pagano's future.

The team obviously reversed course though because they made the announcement that Pagano had agreed to an extension at 9:40 p.m. ET. Pagano's four-year contract that he signed in January 2012 was set to expire at the end of the 2015 league year.

In four years with the Colts, Pagano has gone to the playoffs three times and won three AFC South titles. Pagano is 40-24 overall since 2012.

>>Rams Among Three Teams To File To Go To LA

 width=The San Diego Chargers quit dipping their toe in the baby pool and took a plunge into the deep end Monday night, officially filing papers with the NFL for relocation to Los Angeles.

The Raiders and Rams also filed relocation papers on Monday.

In a statement released, the Chargers said it was "sad to have reached this point" and in a video posted by the team, Dean Spanos called it the "single most difficult decision I've ever made."

The NFL says the applications will be reviewed and there will be a meeting in New York. No timetable for a decision was set but franchise relocation requires 24 of 32 teams approval.

Making matters potentially awkward, Spanos said the Chargers will stay in San Diego if the owners don't approve the team's relocation.

"Well we're back here and we'll be here for the next year for sure," Spanos said. "We'll look at all the possibilities with the city and see what our alternatives could be."

Any team that does relocate will be subject to a $550 million relocation fee per NFL.com.

>>Giants Part Ways With Coughlin

 width=Tom Coughlin is out as Giants coach, league sources tell CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora.

Coughlin has informed his coaching staff he is not returning, with multiple reports indicating Coughlin is "stepping down," a largely semantics-based notion, although Coughlin did leave the Giants before they could fire him.

He said in a statement Monday quote- "It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as head coach of the New York Football Giants. This is a not a sad occasion for me. I have spent 15 years with this organization as an assistant and head coach and was fortunate to be part of three Super Bowl winning teams. A Lombardi Trophy every five years is an achievement in which we all take great pride."

Coughlin is apparently not retiring but rather just leaving the Giants, making the idea of his future as a coach moving forward very interesting.

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